HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_11/6/2023_E230067_Richard and Lagia Gadde CODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. E230067
Petitioner,
vs.
FILED: Village of T a ue5ta
GADDE RICHARD J & Date:
GADDE LIGIA V, �
TirrM:
Respondents.
RE: Violation of Chapter 14, Article V, Section 14-121, Subsection 304.2 IPMC and Chapter
30,Article II, Section 30-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
Address: 14 Pinetree Circle
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: RIDGEWOOD HOMES LT 22
PCN: 60-42-40-25-09-000-0220
The Special Magistrate appointed by the Village Council to hear code compliance cases
for the Village of Tequesta, in accordance with Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, has heard
testimony at the Code Compliance Special Magistrate Hearing held on the 611 day of November
2023, and based on the evidence and testimony presented, enters an Order Finding Violation.
The following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondents are the owners of the above-described property.
2. The Respondents were not present at the hearing; there was a finding
of proper notice.
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3. Code Officer Latoya Thompson provided testimony and evidence of the violation,
as contained in the Village's evidentiary case file which was accepted into
evidence without objection.
4. Based upon the evidence, pictures, and testimony presented at the hearing on
November 6", 2023, the property was not in compliance with Chapter 14, Article
V, Section 14-121, Subsection 304.2 IPMC and Chapter 30, Article 11, Section 30-
33 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above-stated facts constitute a continuing violation of Chapter 14, Article V, Section
14-121, Subsection 304.2 IPMC and Chapter 30, Article 11, Section 30-33 of the Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
The conditions existing at the property are determined to be a threat to the public health,
safety, and welfare.
ORDER
The Respondents are hereby ordered to comply with sections Chapter 14, Article V,
Section 14-121, Subsection 304.2 IPMC and Chapter 30, Article II, Section 30-33 of the
Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta by November 16th, 2023. If the
respondents fail to achieve compliance by November 16'", 2023, the Village is authorized
to enter the property and abate the violations, and to impose the costs of abatement
against the property.
Administrative costs incurred by the Village for the November 61, 2023 hearing are
hereby awarded in the amount of two-hundred ten dollars and twenty cents ($210.20).
The Respondents are further ordered to appear at the Fine Assessment Hearing/Status
Hearing which will be held on the 101" day of January, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Village Hall,
Council Chambers, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida 33469, unless the Code Enforcement
Officer certifies that you have timely brought your property into compliance.
Should you violate the same Section of the Code again, you may be subject to a fine of
up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day for such repeat violation. Additionally, the Code
Inspector is not required to give a reasonable time to correct the repeat violation and the case
may be presented to the Special Magistrate even if the repeat violation has been corrected prior
to the Special Magistrate hearing.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondents to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768-0458 to request a
reinspection of the property.
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DONE AND ORDERED THIS 611 day of November, 2023.
VILLAGE OF UE TA
CODE C P AN SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
BY:
KLEVII�'WAGNER, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
Filed with Village Clerk
Date:
By:
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